NLS: That All May Read

Instructional Cassette
Catalog: Rehearsals

Bernstein, Leonard

Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony
CBM 5
Conductor Leonard Bernstein uses colorful, earthy language in
the rehearsal of this work depicting the march of Nazi invaders
into Russia.

Fennel, Frederick

Chamber Orchestra
CBM 218
Frederick Fennell conducts the Eastman School of Music's
chamber orchestra in performances of Alessandro Scarlatti's
Concerto Grosso in F minor and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony
no. 29 in A major; a brief introduction to these composers and
works is given.

From Beethoven to Bartók
CBM 94
Koussevitzky leads a dress rehearsal of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra in the first movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony;
Richard Burgin rehearses Bartók's Concerto for orchestra.

Koussevitzky and Piston
CBM 80
With the assistance of the composer, Koussevitzky conducts a
rehearsal of Walter Piston's Third Symphony.

Koussevitzky's Charisma
CBM 47
Koussevitzky conducts the Boston Symphony in a rehearsal of
Richard Strauss's Death and Transfiguration. Commentary by Olin
Downes.

Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony
CBM 267
In this rehearsal, conductor Koussevitzky's commands often
seem to be part of the music itself.

Leinsdorf, Erich

Rehearsing with Leinsdorf
CBM 247
Erich Leinsdorf in a rehearsal of Mahler's First Symphony
with the New England Conservatory's senior orchestra.

Munch, Charles

Charles Munch Conducting
CBM 281
Charles Munch is so amusing during this rehearsal of Ravel,
Tcherepnin, and d'Indy that he has musicians of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra helpless with laughter. Solo piano part in
Tcherepnin's Second Piano Concerto played by author.

The Mastery of Charles Munch
CBM 273
Rehearsal of Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major by Vincent
d'Indy.

Stokowski, Leopold

Stokowski Rehearses
CBM 631
According to Leopold Stokowski, the conductor's task is to
"try to realize what is in the soul of the composer." Here he
conducts pieces by Schubert, Rachmaninoff, and Samuel Barber
performed by the American Symphony Orchestra.

Szell, George

Maestro George Szell
CBM 472
A great conductor demonstrates his artistry in these
rehearsals and concerts.